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In this episode of the Wake Up Eager Workforce podcast, host Suzie Price sits down with functional medicine and longevity expert Dr. Nicole Williams to explore what it truly means to age younger — not cosmetically, but physiologically and strategically.

Suzie and Dr. Nicole dive into the powerful connection between nervous system regulation, muscle preservation, energy management, and high performance leadership. They challenge the common belief that aging automatically means slowing down, gaining weight, or accepting burnout. Instead, they unpack how aging younger is about waking up eager in your body — with clarity, strength, and resilience.

You'll learn why managing your energy is more important than managing your time, how stress adaptation silently leads to burnout, and why recovery is a non-negotiable for sustainable success. Dr. Nicole shares practical tools like box breathing, exercise snacking, and structured recovery planning — strategies used by professional athletes that high performers can apply in their own lives.

Together, they make the case that your health is not a side project — it is a strategic asset. When your nervous system is regulated and your body is functioning well, your leadership capacity expands. When it's not, everything feels harder.

If you're ready to increase your resilience, sharpen your focus, build strength that lasts, and wake up eager in your body and your life, this episode is for you.

Read the transcript for Episode 144 below and discover how to build longevity, regulate your nervous system, and lead from a place of strength and clarity every single day.

Top Takeaways of Episode #144 ---

• Aging younger is about capacity — not appearance. Longevity means waking up energized, thinking clearly, maintaining muscle mass, and building a nervous system that can adapt to stress.
• Muscle, sleep, and blood sugar stability are foundational. 80% of long-term results come from nutrition, recovery, and consistent habits — not grinding harder in the gym.
• Health is a strategic asset. Data-driven assessments — whether for your body or your leadership — provide clarity that prevents "shots in the dark" and accelerates real progress.

Aging younger isn't about chasing cosmetics — it's about building a body that can carry your leadership for decades.

In this episode of the Wake Up Eager Workforce Podcast, Suzie Price sits down with Dr. Nicole Williams, functional medicine and longevity expert, to explore what it truly means to age with strength, clarity, and resilience.

Rather than focusing on surface-level fixes, this conversation dives into the foundations of sustainable vitality: nervous system regulation, muscle as a longevity organ, energy optimization, and data-driven health strategies tailored for high performers. Dr. Nicole shares her personal journey into functional medicine, why quick prescriptions often miss the root cause, and how leaders can shift from reactive healthcare to proactive longevity.

This is a grounded, practical discussion for driven professionals who want more than a longer life — they want the energy, stability, and physical resilience to lead well for years to come.

In this episode:

[00:10:02] Dr. Nicole Williams: "Aging younger should really be a feeling in your body. Once that feeling is there, the external has a way of catching up. It's about how your body functions more than how it looks."

[00:18:29] Dr. Nicole Williams: "A wake up eager body isn't about perfection or extreme routines. It's about having a regulated nervous system so your body supports your leadership capacity instead of draining it."

[00:20:19] Dr. Nicole Williams: "People become stress adapted. The body will tolerate it for a while, but when the load becomes too much, your ability to adapt drops — and that's when burnout begins."

[00:25:18] Dr. Nicole Williams: "High performers manage their energy, not just their time. When you feel energized, you can accomplish more in less time."

[01:03:02] Suzie Price: "Your health is a strategic asset for your life."

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In this episode of the Wake Up Eager Workforce podcast, host Suzie Price dives into the powerful connection between human-centered leadership and artificial intelligence. Drawing from her extensive experience in leadership development, Suzie explores how AI amplifies human behavior, making clear that AI is not a replacement for human leadership, but a tool to elevate it.

You'll learn how to integrate AI into your leadership approach while maintaining emotional intelligence, clarity, and values. Suzie highlights the importance of understanding the human side of AI—how it mirrors the user's priorities and decision-making. She emphasizes that AI amplifies both strengths and gaps, urging leaders to set the right foundations before implementing AI.

Through insightful examples and reflections, Suzie discusses how AI can be used to enhance job fit, culture fit, and long-term success, while also making the case that emotional intelligence and judgment are the true drivers of leadership success in the age of AI.

If you're ready to lead with more clarity, increase your influence, and use AI to amplify your leadership rather than replace it, this episode is for you.

Read the transcript for Episode 143 below and discover how to blend AI and human-centered leadership to fuel your success and wake up eager every day.

Top Takeaways of Episode #143 ---

• AI doesn't replace leadership — it demands better leadership.
• Technology moves fast; human capability develops through intention and reinforcement.
• Job fit and culture fit are strategic advantages, not "soft skills."
• The most successful organizations invest in both systems and self-awareness.

AI isn't replacing leadership — it's raising the bar.

In this episode of the Wake Up Eager Workforce Podcast, Suzie Price sits down with Gregory Woods to explore how AI and human behavior must work together to elevate leadership effectiveness, job fit, and workplace culture.

Rather than focusing on tools alone, this conversation centers on what truly determines success in an AI-enabled world: self-awareness, judgment, motivation, and human-centered skills. Gregory shares why AI acts as an amplifier of who we already are — strengthening strong systems and exposing weak ones — and why organizations that ignore the human side of AI do so at their own risk.

This is a thoughtful, practical discussion for leaders who want to adopt AI without losing trust, culture, or clarity.

In this episode:

[00:16:01] Suzie Price: "AI can elevate leadership but only if we make space for self-awareness, clarity, and human-centered skills. It's the human behind the tech that matters."

[00:18:41] Gregory Woods: "Leaders must set clear values and define emotional intelligence in AI. Without those guiding principles, AI can go astray and cause organizational challenges."

[00:23:20] Suzie Price: "Leadership isn't about being perfect—it's about showing up consistently with the values, judgment, and clarity that allow AI to enhance your decision-making."

[00:27:28] Gregory Woods: "Effective leaders know that technology, like AI, needs to be thoughtfully integrated into a well-established foundation. It's the humans who set the direction."

[00:43:52] Suzie Price: "Using assessments like SPARK™ helps leaders see the whole person. It's about looking beyond the resume and understanding who someone is at their core."

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In this episode of the Wake Up Eager Workforce podcast, host Suzie Price explores the power of self-awareness and emotional freedom in leadership. Drawing from her years of experience in leadership development and insights from TriMetrix and Axiology, Suzie explains how understanding your intrinsic motivators can transform your approach to leadership, creating clarity and consistency in your actions.

You'll learn how to align your personal values with your leadership approach, how to make accountability a natural, energizing force, and why small, deliberate steps lead to big, lasting results. Whether you're leading a team or working on personal growth, this episode offers actionable tools to help you show up with purpose, build stronger habits, and lead with intention.

Suzie also shares real-life examples of leaders and teams who have embraced inside-out leadership, using these insights to move from reactivity to intentionality. The episode emphasizes the importance of emotional freedom and clarity in leadership and how these principles can drive sustainable success.

If you're ready to lead with more confidence, increase your impact, and fuel your success by aligning your actions with what truly motivates you, this episode is for you.

Read the transcript for Episode 142 below and discover how to fuel your leadership, build accountability, and wake up eager every day.

Takeaways of Episode #142 ---

• If you're not consciously driving, stress takes the wheel. Leadership begins when you take the driver's seat.
• Small daily alignment builds big momentum—and turns setbacks into fresh starts.
• You are not your emotions—but emotional freedom comes from listening to them.
• Accountability isn't blame—it's clarity that fuels self-motivation.
• Always give more than you get and leave more than you take.
• People first is your strongest bet—and the real win is balance across all three dimensions.

In this episode:

[00:05:06] Suzie Price: "Accountability becomes effortless when it aligns with your motivators. When you understand what drives you, follow-through feels less like discipline and more like momentum."

[00:16:39] Suzie Price: "Emotional freedom in leadership starts when you stop fighting your feelings and begin listening to them. They're tools, not obstacles."

[00:22:49] Suzie Price: "Leadership isn't about doing it all perfectly, it's about doing it with clarity. Once you've gained clarity, it'll give you the energy to keep moving forward."

[00:27:49] Suzie Price: "Small daily actions lead to big shifts. The 1% Solution, even when done in small doses, compounds over time and builds real momentum."

[00:50:00] Suzie Price: "A brand becomes truly powerful when it moves from transaction to legacy. You create lasting trust by aligning your values and purpose with your actions."